by Shawn Robare | Jul 31, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Listen, Read
Welcome back to episode 6 of the new Branded in the 80s podcast. In this episode I dive into one of my favorite movies, Back to the Future, to discuss an aspect of the story that most folks don’t talk about, the other Marty McFly. You know, the one that is at...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 26, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s kind of crazy, over the last 10 years I’ve collected, traded and sold so many 80s stickers that I often forget what I’ve already acquired or written about here at Branded. Part of this is because so many of my stickers are sitting in stacks...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 24, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
In the pantheon of of 80s era kid adventure films, there are a few that really struggle to keep up with some of the most popular flicks. Whereas the Goonies, E.T., Gremlins and Stand By Me are considered the gold standard of the genre, I’ve always had a soft...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 17, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Listen, Read
So for those of you who are into hearing me talk instead of reading Branded pieces, the latest episode of the Branded in the 80s podcast is an audiobook rendition of the latest article I wrote, Thrashin’ and Trashin’ all about my years as an 80s...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 16, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
In 1988 I was a number of things, a comic book fan, a budding artist, a metalhead (more specifically a Metalikat), a lover of cartoons, a Garbage Pail Kid collector, but more importantly, I was a skateboarding poser. As much as I loved the culture, brands, imagery and...
